In the UK or the US, politicians or officials like Chu would have been investigated, resigned himself or asked to leave as soon as the news hit the light. However, Premier Liu let him off lightly by simply telling him not to do it again, the same as what Ma said when National Security Councillor’s wife was found out to have gone to China for a book signing event. The Mainland Affairs Council said it was not illegal. Neither official is going to lose their job or penalised in any way.

Ma keeps emphasising moral values but it seems that anything goes as long as one is in the same camp as Ma. Imagine what it would be like if a DPP government official did something like this. Could Chen Shui-bian get off lightly if he promises ‘not to do it again’?

They are at least expected to be working between 9am and 5pm, Monday to Friday, aren’t they? What would happen if a German minister is caught going out on dates during work hours between Tuesday and Thursday/Friday (7-10 April), using a government car?

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